Substance Abuse Prevention

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  Commentary

  Is the EU Drugs Strategy Helping to Curb the Harm Caused by Drugs?

  Jan 9, 2018

  The EU Drugs Strategy takes a balanced approach to reduce drug demand, supply, and harm. All EU member states have a national drugs strategy, and most are aligned with the EU's. Having a coordinated voice on drug policy is valuable but is the strategy working?

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  Research Brief

  Consider a Range of Policy Areas to Solve the Opioid Crisis

  Jul 3, 2018

  Many thoughtful policies have been implemented to reduce access to opioids and enhance treatment for addiction. But policies targeting one part of the system can have unintended effects on another. To combat the crisis, decisionmakers will need to weigh potential policy outcomes across the entire opioid ecosystem.